By Roy BaroffAt the top of my current reading list is Greg McKeown’s bestseller “Essentialism – The Disciplined Pursuit of Less.” The idea of “doing less” connects... |Conflict Resolution, Leadership, leadership, management
By Roy BaroffIn my role as NC State Faculty & Staff Ombuds, I think a lot about how people work together. Workplace interactions are the focus of... |Feature, leadership, management
By Roy BaroffI was recently asked by various faculty leaders (a Dean and Department Head) to present some ideas about building teams. Based on work as ombuds... |Feature, leadership, management
By Roy BaroffLast fall I shared some meeting facilitation tips from Roger Schwarz, author of “The Skilled Facilitator” and now with the start of a new academic... |leadership, management, Transitions
By Roy BaroffI recently worked with a faculty member and part of our discussion focused on a new person joining the department that was also going to... |leadership, management
By Roy BaroffIn late March I introduced you to the Boss Whisperer aka Laura Crawshaw and her thinking about different types of managers. In my work with... |leadership, management
By Roy BaroffAs the NC State Faculty & Staff Ombuds, I do get visitors to the office who express dissatisfaction that their “leader” is a micromanager. I... |Conflict Resolution, Educational Marketing, leadership, management
By Roy Baroff The National Academies Press recently published a Consensus Study Report titled “Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and... |Conflict Resolution, leadership, management